Re: Ur-Q's for Sale

["Mike Hopton" <mike@genesis-microchip.on.ca>]

     There's also a diamond silver 1983 ur-q (not mine!) up for sale here 
     in Toronto at Agincourt Autohaus. The car has ~134,000kms and was 
     owned for the majority of these miles by an Audi mechanic at Autohaus. 
     I can vouch for this mechanic (Rick) and his knowledge of ur-qs. He 
     installed a later 5kt motor avec knock sensor and ECU. The body work 
     is sound (original paint), so is the interior, he added the center 
     console from a later car with the newer style diff switch (rotary). 
     The car also has manually adjustable boost:)
     
     That's the good news. The bad news is the car was owned for the last 
     couple of years by a doctor who used it strictly as a "pleasure car". 
     So while the car continued to be maintained by Rick, the owner only 
     performed minimal maintenance, replacing the intercooler to throttle 
     body hose was a common one (lotsa boost!). As a consequence the engine 
     bay is quite rough and would need some $$$($) spent to tidy it up.     
      
     They're selling the car as is, with certification, they know the A/C 
     needs a new condensor. I spoke very briefly to Rick about the car (he 
     ceritified it) and said it was running well. The car will be 
     advertized in this Thursdays Autotrader. I would want to look very 
     carefully at the engine bay and underside of the car before making an 
     offer.
     
     Agincourt are asking $14,800 (CDN) for the car but I'm sure they would 
     accept around $11-12K. I'm very sad to say that it's not the type of 
     car they like to have on their lot, preferring to sell low mileage 
     "modern" quattros. The used car salesmen I spoke to almost sounded as 
     if selling it was a chore.... 
     
     It will be very interesting to see what happens to the used car market 
     for ur-qs in North America over the next 5-10 years. I don't see their 
     resale value increasing but I do see the number of cars decreasing 
     very rapidly. Thanks Audi for your wonderful spare parts pricing and 
     availability, Paul R. where do I find one of them 5.0l volvos?
     
     Disenchanted, Mike
     
     '83 ur-q partially restored
     '85 ur-q that may be up for sale....